"When I serve cookies at church, everyone asks for Sour Cream Raisin Bars. And a friend asks me to make a pan of these bars for her for Christmas. So I've made a lot of them!"

Ingredients

2cups raisins

1 1/2cups water

1cup packed dark brown sugar

1cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

1 3/4cups old-fashioned oats

1 3/4cups all-purpose flour

1teaspoon baking soda

3egg yolks

1cup granulated sugar

1 1/2cups sour cream

2 1/2tablespoons cornstarch

1/2teaspoon ground cinnamon

1teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch glass baking dish.

Combine raisins and water in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes; drain well and set aside to cool.

Combine brown sugar, butter, oats, flour and soda in a medium bowl; mix well. Press half the mixture (about 2 cups) into the bottom of pan to form a crust. Bake 7 minutes, until partially cooked and slightly set.

Combine egg yolks, granulated sugar, sour cream, cornstarch and cinnamon in a medium saucepan and stir until cornstarch is dissolved. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and resembles pudding, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in the raisins and vanilla.